Li Xunlei: bull market boosting consumption is bearly grounded

In mainland financial discourse, there's a widely shared but largely untested belief that a rising stock market can stimulate consumption and help boost domestic demand. The logic is simple: rising stock prices fatten investor portfolios, leading to higher consumer spending, which in turn could reinvigorate economic recovery. This idea has even made its way into official policy. For example, China's recent planto "vigorously boost consumption" suggested measures such as "stabilising the stock market." Howev ...